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jeff flake is supported by jon kyl and john mccain. carmona is for obama's health care law. flake's against obama's health care law. >> joini me w isr. rhard onemticandate for senate in arizona and the former surgeon general of the united states. doctor, nice to meet you. great to have you here on "the ed show" tonight. i'll go right to it. alth care is in ur whou you are the expert. he's going after you, your opponent's going after you on obama care. but you have been critical of health care in general on both sides. where do youtand on all of wel as rgeogenel, i was very career, and i still feel the same way, as a physician, as a professor, when i responsibility for the nation's health. it was a real problem that our nation didn't have a system that provided access to health care for all, and we need a robust business plan to be able to suppt that. sot'ere stanand ll never waiver from the fact that i believe that every american should have access to a basic set of health care benefits. >> well, you've got a lot of senior citizens in the state of arizona. how do y play with
jeff flake is supported by jon kyl and john mccain. carmona is for obama's health care law. flake's against obama's health care law. >> joini me w isr. rhard onemticandate for senate in arizona and the former surgeon general of the united states. doctor, nice to meet you. great to have you here on "the ed show" tonight. i'll go right to it. alth care is in ur whou you are the expert. he's going after you, your opponent's going after you on obama care. but you have been critical...
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back in 2008, the obama campaign thought they had a shot at arizona if senator john mccain hat oe of ticket. there is also a open senate seat in the state of arizona that is now in play. outgoing republican senator jon kyl's seat could be turning from red to blue. the republican candidate for senate is congressman jeff flake. he leads democrat challeng richard caona by only one point in a carmona campaign internal poll. now, congressman flake is a typical republican in speaker boehner's failing house of representatives. he wants to repeal obama care, the affordable ce ac he's aia n'gh e-sex marriage, he's choose, and the icing on the cake, he voted for paul ryan's, what some people call, immoral budget that completely guts medicaid and dismantles the social safety net in america. his opponent, former george w. bushurgeon general, richard ons ng oit approach. >> it's reprehensible to think that the contract that we have with our seniors through medicare or soci security is going to be cut. that doesn't make any sense. these are not entitlements. these e, in fact, instments. so i think
back in 2008, the obama campaign thought they had a shot at arizona if senator john mccain hat oe of ticket. there is also a open senate seat in the state of arizona that is now in play. outgoing republican senator jon kyl's seat could be turning from red to blue. the republican candidate for senate is congressman jeff flake. he leads democrat challeng richard caona by only one point in a carmona campaign internal poll. now, congressman flake is a typical republican in speaker boehner's failing...
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>> well, this is going to be fascinating because later on john mccain started to resent barack obama. but interestingly, during that campaign, they were former colleagues from the senate. or actually at the time colleagues from the senate. and they respected each other. and you can even see that in some of their debates. but these two guys do not respect or like each other. in fact, i would say they not so cordially detest one another. so they will have to be acting tonight when they're seeming friendly. and we'll see whether there's a little extra edge to some of the humor that builds on what we saw in that second debate. it was about the most hostile debate we've ever seen. >> yeah, it was. is this a night where the president needs to take the high road no matter what? >> yeah. i mean, it's a light evening. you know? and you're not expected to actually land real blows or score real points. but this is where the skill of the joke writers comes in. you know, can he break through the media clatter with something that also advances his message? and we'll see whether he does. it's all be
>> well, this is going to be fascinating because later on john mccain started to resent barack obama. but interestingly, during that campaign, they were former colleagues from the senate. or actually at the time colleagues from the senate. and they respected each other. and you can even see that in some of their debates. but these two guys do not respect or like each other. in fact, i would say they not so cordially detest one another. so they will have to be acting tonight when they're...
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president obama is quoting john mccain, but the romney camp edits it to make it sound like the president is talking about himself. >> it's going to take a new direction. if we keep talking about the economy, we're going to lose. >> or what about -- what about the ad accusing president obama of not visiting israel, even though only two presidents ever visited israel during his first term. >> over the past four years, president obama has traveled all over the world. he's traveled all over the middle east, yet he hasn't found time to visit our ally and friend, israel. >> i don't remember mitt romney asking karl rove's super pac to pull this ad, which falsely edits president obama's comments about businesses. >> people who've worked hard started a business and created jobs can't believe what president obama's saying about them. >> if you got a business, you didn't build that. >> now mitt romney wants candidates to ask super pacs to pull ads? but not too long ago, mitt romney was singing a much different tune. >> the super pacs that are out there running ads, ron paul's, mine, yours, as you k
president obama is quoting john mccain, but the romney camp edits it to make it sound like the president is talking about himself. >> it's going to take a new direction. if we keep talking about the economy, we're going to lose. >> or what about -- what about the ad accusing president obama of not visiting israel, even though only two presidents ever visited israel during his first term. >> over the past four years, president obama has traveled all over the world. he's...
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john mccain ran for president of the united states. john mccain won his party's nomination. it was his call. john mccain said absolutely not under no circumstances do i want to inject the poison of race into this campaign. it was the right thing for john mccain to do. this was the right thing politically for john mccain to do. most people understand it was john mccain's right to make the decision and got in line with it. >> and yet many on the right say he might not have lost that election if he had used jeremiah wright. >> yeah, well that's dumb. and here's why. everybody had an opinion about jeremiah wright. there were no persuadable voters. the purpose of television advertising is to persuade people that are persuadable. there are for sure millions of americans who saw the reverend wright tapes and thought it disqualified president obama from being president. there are millions more who heard president obama's speech after all this became public. and that satisfied the issue. the point was, everybody knew who jeremiah wright was. everybody had an opinion on jeremiah wrigh
john mccain ran for president of the united states. john mccain won his party's nomination. it was his call. john mccain said absolutely not under no circumstances do i want to inject the poison of race into this campaign. it was the right thing for john mccain to do. this was the right thing politically for john mccain to do. most people understand it was john mccain's right to make the decision and got in line with it. >> and yet many on the right say he might not have lost that...
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mccain some years ago along with the late senator ted kennedy had an immigration package that provided people with path to citizenship. this has to become an option. certainly if republicans have from a party standpoint want to look to including more people and growing the base of the party and doing bet anywhere the future with hispanic voters, we've got to embrace an immigration policy that's fair and reasonable an provides a path to citizenship. >> democratic congressman luis gutierrez campaigned for the president. now he is taking the president to task for not taking a more active role in these preliminary immigration talks. this is luis gutierrez telling the hill -- who's missing from hess conversations? is the president of the united states. chris, those are some pretty strong words from strong obama ally. should the president be more involved in these talks? >> you're talking about an election that just ended. you're talking about a lame duck session and a new congress being sworn in it's the new congress that's going to deal with this and there's going to be significant changes
mccain some years ago along with the late senator ted kennedy had an immigration package that provided people with path to citizenship. this has to become an option. certainly if republicans have from a party standpoint want to look to including more people and growing the base of the party and doing bet anywhere the future with hispanic voters, we've got to embrace an immigration policy that's fair and reasonable an provides a path to citizenship. >> democratic congressman luis gutierrez...
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michele bachmann versus john mccain. and newt gingrich has picked his side. >>> and later, you'll meet the man trying to bring sanity to the sixth congressional district in minnesota by running against michele bachmann. >>> and in the "rewrite," the biggest lie the nra tells is about freedom. whoa, look at all those toys. insuring that stuff must be a pain. nah, he's probably got... [ dennis' voice ] allstate. they can bundle all your policies together. lot of paperwork. [ doug's voice ] actually... [ dennis' voice ] an allstate agent can help do the switching and paperwork for you. well, it probably costs a lot. [ dennis' voice ] allstate can save you up to 30% more when you bundle. well, his dog's stupid. [ dennis' voice ] poodles are one of the world's smartest breeds. ♪ bundle and save with an allstate agent. are you in good hands? >>> the campaign of secrets and lies has a lot more secrets than we thought. it turns out the records of mitt romney's period running the olympic games have been destroyed. big, big surp
michele bachmann versus john mccain. and newt gingrich has picked his side. >>> and later, you'll meet the man trying to bring sanity to the sixth congressional district in minnesota by running against michele bachmann. >>> and in the "rewrite," the biggest lie the nra tells is about freedom. whoa, look at all those toys. insuring that stuff must be a pain. nah, he's probably got... [ dennis' voice ] allstate. they can bundle all your policies together. lot of...
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michele bachmann versus john mccain. and newt gingrich has picked his side. >>> and later, you'll meet the man trying to bring sanity to the sixth congressional district in minnesota by running against michele bachmann. >>> and in the "rewrite," the biggest lie the nra tells is about freedom. what's with you? trouble with a car insurance claim. [ voice of dennis ] switch to allstate. their claim service is so good, now it's guaranteed. [ normal voice ] so i can trust 'em. unlike randy. are you in good hands? >>> the campaign of secrets and lies has a lot more secrets than we thought. it turns out the records of mitt romney's period running the olympic games have been destroyed. big, big surprise, huh? well, now we might never know exactly how much work he was doing for bain while he was running the olympics. the reporter who broke that story joins me next. >>> and a "last word" exclusive. the anti-bachmann. the candidate who's trying to end the reign of crazy in the sixth congressional district in minnesota. that's comin
michele bachmann versus john mccain. and newt gingrich has picked his side. >>> and later, you'll meet the man trying to bring sanity to the sixth congressional district in minnesota by running against michele bachmann. >>> and in the "rewrite," the biggest lie the nra tells is about freedom. what's with you? trouble with a car insurance claim. [ voice of dennis ] switch to allstate. their claim service is so good, now it's guaranteed. [ normal voice ] so i can trust...
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john mccain, i don't know anybody who doesn't like john mccain who knows him at all except possibly people he's yelled at. in general he's a likable guy. and mitt romney doesn't seem to get that feeling. >> i like the word respect. you can respect john mccain even when he's hosing you because you know he's got a standing to do it. he's served his country well and been in office so long. what has romney done? >> right. and i think from obama's point of view, he hasn't really paid -- actually not just obama a lot of past rivals. he didn't really pay his dues. he bought his way into politics quickly. he's a guy who's changed positions. he's not from the perspective of the obama campaign a man of principle. i think barack obama might respect paul ryan as a guy who stands on a certain set of principles that obama disagrees with. i think they see romney as a guy who is just a chameleon. >> i think that's it. his willingness to say absolutely anything to get elected. glen wrote this about the feelings compared to some of his previous opponents. when he talked about romney, aides picked up a level
john mccain, i don't know anybody who doesn't like john mccain who knows him at all except possibly people he's yelled at. in general he's a likable guy. and mitt romney doesn't seem to get that feeling. >> i like the word respect. you can respect john mccain even when he's hosing you because you know he's got a standing to do it. he's served his country well and been in office so long. what has romney done? >> right. and i think from obama's point of view, he hasn't really paid --...
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saying there is that john mccain ran a lousy campaign and john mccain had access to this stuff and didn't use it. and that's just not true. the other group that is being insult bid romney campaign is the media. it is basically saying that we didn't look into the rasco stuff which we did. we didn't look into the cocaine stuff which we did. this president has been vetted. we looked into those stories. i certainly -- we all spent time talking about reverend wright. think think they are going to go back to playbook that didn't work in 2008, four years later, when we know this president. you may disagree with him but the affordable care act. have at it. but we know who he is. he has been under the spotlight. we know his family, his wife. we know he's one of us. this isn't going to work this time. as you made the case, many times before, this is all they have. they are terrified. >> speaking of that topic, you just talked about, old bad habits, admitteded to publicly, i want to thank charles blow for joining us tonight. i'm sure you heard that one before. >> that's the worst -- >> thank you. th
saying there is that john mccain ran a lousy campaign and john mccain had access to this stuff and didn't use it. and that's just not true. the other group that is being insult bid romney campaign is the media. it is basically saying that we didn't look into the rasco stuff which we did. we didn't look into the cocaine stuff which we did. this president has been vetted. we looked into those stories. i certainly -- we all spent time talking about reverend wright. think think they are going to go...
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that was game over for john mccain. by winning the great state of ohio, barack obama won the presidency. mr. obama closed off john mccain's path to the white house by taking that one giantly-important swing state and it was all over. in presidential politics ohio is a must-win. for republicans, winning ohio, it doesn't guarantee you will win the white house, it's not enough just to win ohio, obviously, but it is necessary to win ohio. if you lose that state, you will lose the presidency. it is the hinge, it is the glue for every republican presidential campaign in modern american history. losing ohio has meant losing the white house. in 2004 the democratic candidate john kerry, he did not concede on election night. john kerry and john edwards were waiting on results from ohio. when ohio went to president bush, the next day, the day after election night, that is when that race was over but not a minute before. ohio is that important in modern presidential politics. both the romney and the obama campaigns are out stumping
that was game over for john mccain. by winning the great state of ohio, barack obama won the presidency. mr. obama closed off john mccain's path to the white house by taking that one giantly-important swing state and it was all over. in presidential politics ohio is a must-win. for republicans, winning ohio, it doesn't guarantee you will win the white house, it's not enough just to win ohio, obviously, but it is necessary to win ohio. if you lose that state, you will lose the presidency. it is...
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mitt romney won the minnesota republican caucuses in 2008 beating john mccain by 19 points. tonight mitt romney losing minnesota to rick santorum. mr. romney running a distant third at this point in minnesota. and then there's colorado. we do not have a declared projected winner yet in colorado. here's where things stand at this hour. as we watch results come in from colorado, it's worth remembering mr. romney didn't just win colorado in 2008, he won in a landslide. mitt romney won 60% of the vote in colorado compared to 18% for john mccain in 2008, but right now with 10% in, rick santorum at 42%. and romney 28. 10% reporting. results coming in slowly from the republican caucus in colorado. even if mitt romney wins colorado tonight this has been a disaster of a night for him. his main opponent newt gingrich wasn't even on the ballot in missouri and mr. romney still got crushed there by rick santorum. in minnesota mitt romney lost to santorum but as you saw he is losing to ron paul, as well. he is in third. he won minnesotaer four years ago. incredible. in colorado, a state t
mitt romney won the minnesota republican caucuses in 2008 beating john mccain by 19 points. tonight mitt romney losing minnesota to rick santorum. mr. romney running a distant third at this point in minnesota. and then there's colorado. we do not have a declared projected winner yet in colorado. here's where things stand at this hour. as we watch results come in from colorado, it's worth remembering mr. romney didn't just win colorado in 2008, he won in a landslide. mitt romney won 60% of the...
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john mccain had a reputation and still does for speaking his mind. the more he spoke his might be, the more the members of the base decided they didn't agree with him. mitt romney doesn't want to take that chance. he is very reluctant to be really candid about things he knows in his rational mind are correct like correcting that woman there talking about treason. as long as he feels that insecurity, we can expect to hear him go down that wishy washy middle. >> i agree with clarence that john mccain did do some straight talk. remember, john mccain also shifted starkly to the right during the 2008 primaries and i think for the reason that joy-ann mentioned, romney will ease into this. i believe when we get to the general election, he will start rebuking those people as he gets more confident. as he has more success in unifying the party. we've already seen the tack from the party shift recently saying even if you like barack obama, he is in over his head. that tells you that he is going to move, when we get to the general election toward a more respect
john mccain had a reputation and still does for speaking his mind. the more he spoke his might be, the more the members of the base decided they didn't agree with him. mitt romney doesn't want to take that chance. he is very reluctant to be really candid about things he knows in his rational mind are correct like correcting that woman there talking about treason. as long as he feels that insecurity, we can expect to hear him go down that wishy washy middle. >> i agree with clarence that...
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john mccain himself a survivor of prison torture after he was shot down and captured in vietnam. john mccain led the fight within his own party to ban torture and then he won his party's nomination for president of the united states. >> well, governor, i'm astonished that you haven't found out what waterboarding is. >> i know what waterboarding is, senator. >> then i would astonished that you would think such a torture would be inflicted on anyone that we are held captive and anyone could believe that that's not torture. it's in violation of the geneva conventions, it's in violation of existing law. >> john mccain beat mitt romney in that contest. he won the presidential nomination in 2008. and during that campaign, mr. romney repeatedly refused to say that waterboarding a person was a way of torturing that person. did mitt romney's point of view win out in today's republican party? is that another one of these issues in which even the politics of john mccain and sarah palin in 2008 are too left wing now for today's republicans? we may be about to find out. every time the romney
john mccain himself a survivor of prison torture after he was shot down and captured in vietnam. john mccain led the fight within his own party to ban torture and then he won his party's nomination for president of the united states. >> well, governor, i'm astonished that you haven't found out what waterboarding is. >> i know what waterboarding is, senator. >> then i would astonished that you would think such a torture would be inflicted on anyone that we are held captive and...
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this brings up john mccain to me. one of the things they're saying is john mccain had a lousy campaign. he maybe had access to this kind of stuff and he didn't use it. the other group that is being insulted by the romney campaign is the media. they're saying we didn't look into the rezko stuff, which we did, the cocaine stuff, which people did. this president has been vetted. we looked into those stories. i certainly -- we all spent time talking about reverend wright. they think they're going to go back to the playbook that didn't work in 2008. four years later, when we know this president, you may disagree with him about the affordable care act, have at it. but we know who he is. we know his family, his wife. we know he's one of us. this isn't going to work this time. as you have made the case many times before, this is have they have. >> speaking of the topic you talked about, the president's old bad habits, i want to talk charles blow for joining us tonight. i'm sure you have heard that one before. >> that's the wo
this brings up john mccain to me. one of the things they're saying is john mccain had a lousy campaign. he maybe had access to this kind of stuff and he didn't use it. the other group that is being insulted by the romney campaign is the media. they're saying we didn't look into the rezko stuff, which we did, the cocaine stuff, which people did. this president has been vetted. we looked into those stories. i certainly -- we all spent time talking about reverend wright. they think they're going...
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. >> senator john mccain is the only man who has debated both of these individuals. he weighed in on the expectations this morning. take a listen. >> serve and provide us -- >> it's not just that they go bankrupt, he doesn't understand -- >> comments that grabbed everybody's attention. because frankly, the candidates are too well prepared. they're well scripted. >> what you did not hear the beginning there, is the senator said i think you're going to see more viewers, than any debate in history. and then he also said he can't remember the last time that any of these things affected the outcome of a presidential race. save 1960 and 2000, have the debates ever really impacted the outcome of a race, chris kofinis? >> it's funny, i hear the debate about debates not necessarily mattering. and i actually disagree with that i think the 1980, the reagan/carter debate. the debates mattered. they matter in every election, they either reinforce a narrative in the election meaning we think we're going to vote for president obama. president obama does well in that debate and it r
. >> senator john mccain is the only man who has debated both of these individuals. he weighed in on the expectations this morning. take a listen. >> serve and provide us -- >> it's not just that they go bankrupt, he doesn't understand -- >> comments that grabbed everybody's attention. because frankly, the candidates are too well prepared. they're well scripted. >> what you did not hear the beginning there, is the senator said i think you're going to see more...
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mitt romney desperately wants to be in that position john mccain was in four years ago tonight,
mitt romney desperately wants to be in that position john mccain was in four years ago tonight,
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the person that should be thrilled by the movie is john mccain. he comes off looking like a really loveable war hero and i think -- >> what about krystal's comment that he comes across, i'll use this word, as being reckless in being so willing to put her a heartbeat away from a 72-year-old who would have assumed the presidency. i get the grandfatherly thing here but i think she makes a darn good point, that he took such a risk for the country in tapping her. >> well, he took such a risk but the movie basically portrays it was his staff, it was a failure of vetting, and it basically gives him distance from it, and the movie also is way too forgiving of how darned dysfunctional that campaign was pre-bale. it was it was a mess when steve sha mart had to come into it. there's no doubt john mccain was the candidate. he deserves the bulk of the fault. you don't come away thinking john mccain was the reckless n one. it was all the peel around him. >> i want to ask about the political ramifications of this for sarah palin, for former governor palin. she's
the person that should be thrilled by the movie is john mccain. he comes off looking like a really loveable war hero and i think -- >> what about krystal's comment that he comes across, i'll use this word, as being reckless in being so willing to put her a heartbeat away from a 72-year-old who would have assumed the presidency. i get the grandfatherly thing here but i think she makes a darn good point, that he took such a risk for the country in tapping her. >> well, he took such a...
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someone like senator john mccain. it's so much easier to say. >> i think, the real point is what we are trying to do around the table is have a rational, sensible conversation. what do we do now? the cards are what they are. we played the cards. what we should have done is kind of irrelevant. the question is, we are where we are. this is the situation. you have a guy murdering these people. john pointed out the differences between this and libya, our limitations to act at the edges. this is not bosnia or places to send in bombers and clean this up. we are faced with a bunch of really, really hard charges or choices. what i was probing about with you, joe, what would you do since you are in the center on these issues. you recognize america's role in the world, what do we do? >> get back to me tomorrow. i'll call the white house. i'm serious. i'll call around and see. i think, though, let me throw it back at you to say is it an option for the united states to allow, to permit, to stand back and basically play the role o
someone like senator john mccain. it's so much easier to say. >> i think, the real point is what we are trying to do around the table is have a rational, sensible conversation. what do we do now? the cards are what they are. we played the cards. what we should have done is kind of irrelevant. the question is, we are where we are. this is the situation. you have a guy murdering these people. john pointed out the differences between this and libya, our limitations to act at the edges. this...
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let's take a look at some of this stuff from john mccain. four years since john mccain lost his presidential bid, ten days since mitt romney lost but they are holding a grudge against the president and their bitter comments this week. listen to romney's conference calm about obama's gifts and mccain's gifts about obama ally susan rice. >> what the president, the president's campaign did was focus on certain members of his base coalition, give them extra financial gift from the government and then work very aggressively to turn them out to vote. >> susan rice should have known better and if she didn't know better she's not qualified. she should have known better. i will do everything in my power to block her from being the united states secretary of state. >> let's go after romney first in a way that he's calculating how he lost. you can give all kinds of reasons when you lose. when you spout the argument that the other guy bought all the interest groups, that seems to diminish not just the purchaser but the purchase. you're basically saying
let's take a look at some of this stuff from john mccain. four years since john mccain lost his presidential bid, ten days since mitt romney lost but they are holding a grudge against the president and their bitter comments this week. listen to romney's conference calm about obama's gifts and mccain's gifts about obama ally susan rice. >> what the president, the president's campaign did was focus on certain members of his base coalition, give them extra financial gift from the government...
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still, though, mitt romney won the minnesota republican caucuses in 2008 beating john mccain in 2008 by 19 appoinpoin. tonight, though, mitt romney losing to romney. there's colorado. we do not have a declared projected winner yet in colorado, but here's where it stands at this hour. as you watch the results come in from colorado, it's worth remembering mr. romney didn't just win colorado in 2008, he won it in a landslide. mitt romney won 60% of the vote in colorado compared to 18% for onmccain in 2008. right now with 10% in, rick santorum is at 42%, mitt romney in second at 28%, newt gingrich behind in third place at 16% and ron paul in a close fourth at 13%. again, that's only 10% reporting. results coming in very, very slowly from the republican caucus in colorado. even if mitt romney goes on to win koltz tonight, this has been a disaster of a night for him. his main opponent, newt gingrich, wasn't even on the ballot in missouri, and mr. mitt romney still got crushed there by rick santorum. in minnesota mitt romney not only lost to rick santorum but as you saw he's losing to ron p
still, though, mitt romney won the minnesota republican caucuses in 2008 beating john mccain in 2008 by 19 appoinpoin. tonight, though, mitt romney losing to romney. there's colorado. we do not have a declared projected winner yet in colorado, but here's where it stands at this hour. as you watch the results come in from colorado, it's worth remembering mr. romney didn't just win colorado in 2008, he won it in a landslide. mitt romney won 60% of the vote in colorado compared to 18% for onmccain...
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a group that john mccain won 58% to 40%. we talk a lot about the contours of this election and as our friends over here pointed out, it's going to be a very narrow slice of the electorate, 8% probably that decides this race in nine states, probably. we know those up for grabs, colorado, florida, iowa, north carolina, new hampshire, nevada, ohio, pennsylvania and virginia. if you don't live there, then you don't matter. is that basically the deal? >> especially if you're in the national political media. >> yes. we definitely don't matter. we knew that. >> the president's talking, what is he doing, a round robin of six or seven tv interviews with local tv stations, greenville, south carolina, which is really the charlotte market. he's also doing -- >> green bay, wisconsin. >> fresno, california, which i don't understand. >> the two democratic-ish interviews with california and greenville, south carolina. he is also doing interviews, green bay, wisconsin, roanoke, virginia, jacksonville, florida, sioux city, iowa, colorado spri
a group that john mccain won 58% to 40%. we talk a lot about the contours of this election and as our friends over here pointed out, it's going to be a very narrow slice of the electorate, 8% probably that decides this race in nine states, probably. we know those up for grabs, colorado, florida, iowa, north carolina, new hampshire, nevada, ohio, pennsylvania and virginia. if you don't live there, then you don't matter. is that basically the deal? >> especially if you're in the national...
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. >>> and today john mccain said there is no political war on women. i'll ask pulitzer prize winner and author anna quinlan what she thinks. [ female announcer ] women move the world. and caltrate moves us. helping strengthen our bones. caltrate delivers 1200 milligrams of calcium and 800 iu of vitamin d plus minerals. women need caltrate. caltrate helps women keep moving because women move the world. caltrate helps women keep moving if you made a list of countries from around the world... ...with the best math scores. ...the united states would be on that list. in 25th place. let's raise academic standards across the nation. let's get back to the head of the class. let's solve this. >>> thanks to president obama, bin laden is dead and motors alive. you have to ask yourself, had governor romney been president, could he have used the same slogan in reverse? >> as we approach the one-year anniversary of president obama's decision to get osama bin laden, vice president joe biden chose to take on mitt romney today in a speech at new york university on fore
. >>> and today john mccain said there is no political war on women. i'll ask pulitzer prize winner and author anna quinlan what she thinks. [ female announcer ] women move the world. and caltrate moves us. helping strengthen our bones. caltrate delivers 1200 milligrams of calcium and 800 iu of vitamin d plus minerals. women need caltrate. caltrate helps women keep moving because women move the world. caltrate helps women keep moving if you made a list of countries from around the...
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he says, quote, think about john mccain, who obviously i have profound differences with. here's a guy who not only believed in climate change, but co-sponsored a cap and trade bill that got 43 votes in the senate, just a few years ago. somebody who thought banning torture was the right thing to do. somebody who co-sponsored immigration reform with ted kennedy. that's the most recent republican candidate for president, and that gives you some sense of how profoundly that party has shifted. and it's true. i mean, it's not only that republicans like richard nixon or ronald reagan would be way too liberal for the republican party of today, even the very last republican they just nominated for president in the last election is off to the left of where you are allowed to be a republican as of now. that was a comprehensive immigration reform bill, a bill to reform the whole immigration system. for people who did not have the stomach to reform the whole system, republicans cooked up a much, much smaller bill, kind of a niche bill called the dream act, which just did the easiest,
he says, quote, think about john mccain, who obviously i have profound differences with. here's a guy who not only believed in climate change, but co-sponsored a cap and trade bill that got 43 votes in the senate, just a few years ago. somebody who thought banning torture was the right thing to do. somebody who co-sponsored immigration reform with ted kennedy. that's the most recent republican candidate for president, and that gives you some sense of how profoundly that party has shifted. and...
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we have to compete. >> when i hear this term and 2008 and president obama overwhelmed john mccain. he was able to carry states that democrats had not carried in decad decades. when you say someone bought the election, you are assuming the voter is not bright and easily distracted by a television ad? >> voters are very smart. they have the right to know who is buying these elections. that's the whole issue. under a house democratic majority, president obama supports the disclose act. it's america. you want to make a contribution, go ahead. people have the right to know who is making these contributions. under the supreme court case, there too many instances where one or two or three individuals are beaming into a district and never have been in and don't understand it. writing big checks and electing people, why even have congress? why have a white house and let the koch brothers decide whether we should continue medicare or the bush tax cuts or whether we should help the middle class or reduce the rate on student loans. that's what's happening. a small group of well-funded operativ
we have to compete. >> when i hear this term and 2008 and president obama overwhelmed john mccain. he was able to carry states that democrats had not carried in decad decades. when you say someone bought the election, you are assuming the voter is not bright and easily distracted by a television ad? >> voters are very smart. they have the right to know who is buying these elections. that's the whole issue. under a house democratic majority, president obama supports the disclose act....
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. >>> john mccain lived through that 2008 election. how much does he want to relive it by seeing the movie "game change"? not so much. check out the side show. we start with political white house reporter joe williams. gentlemen, quickly. you're first, joe. is this all good news? or is it quicksilver? is it too good, too soon, and it will get worse and we get in worse shape? >> the good news is -- >> i hate to be irish about it. the worst is going to happen, no matter how good the news is. >> it's not lost. >> it always turns out that way. >> certainly, there's a dark cloud around the silver lining. unemployment is down, sure things look good. lifetime between now and november, anything can happen. already we've seen signs in the middle east, the strait of hormuz situation -- >> that's what screwed carter. >> exactly. cbo report indicates it's going to be about 8.8% by the end of the year. it looks like they may finish ahead of that. it may -- >> you're fearful of a second dip. >> second dip is inevitable and nobody can control whether
. >>> john mccain lived through that 2008 election. how much does he want to relive it by seeing the movie "game change"? not so much. check out the side show. we start with political white house reporter joe williams. gentlemen, quickly. you're first, joe. is this all good news? or is it quicksilver? is it too good, too soon, and it will get worse and we get in worse shape? >> the good news is -- >> i hate to be irish about it. the worst is going to happen, no...
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he keeps using john mccain as an example. however, john mccain lost the election. don't let it happen again. lynn sweet, the place of birth movement, how -- is this effective? does this get people to think twice about mitt romney? he's in cahoots with donald trump? >> trump will help him get a lot of money at the fund-raiser in las vegas at one of the trump properties. once you get past the money, there are so many ads that trump is making for obama in putting out these tweets, that people have a sense of fair play and for the people who really -- the real birthers, they're probably never going to vote for obama anyway, and i think that in the end the negative could you'd weigh the positive. >> it makes romney seems like he'll be friends with anybody for a buck. listen to what mitt romney said about his fund-raiser with donald trump. >> you're going to spend some time with donald trump. he's associated with the birther movement. >> i don't agree with all of the people support me. my guess they don't agree with everything i believe in. i need 50.1% or more. i'm appr
he keeps using john mccain as an example. however, john mccain lost the election. don't let it happen again. lynn sweet, the place of birth movement, how -- is this effective? does this get people to think twice about mitt romney? he's in cahoots with donald trump? >> trump will help him get a lot of money at the fund-raiser in las vegas at one of the trump properties. once you get past the money, there are so many ads that trump is making for obama in putting out these tweets, that...
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. >>> and today john mccain said there is no political war on women. i'll ask pulitzer prize winner and author anna quinlan what she thinks. ♪ [ male announcer ] want your weeds to hit the road? hit 'em, with roundup extended control. one application kills weeds, and stops new ones for up to four months. roundup extended control. hey, dad, you think i could drive? i'll tell you what -- when we stop to fill it up. ♪ ♪ [ son ] you realize, it's gotta run out sometime. [ male announcer ] jetta tdi clean diesel. the turbo that gets 42 miles per gallon. that's the power of german engineering. ♪ ♪ spread a little love my way ♪ ♪ spread a little something to remember ♪ [ female announcer ] fresh milk and real cream makes philadelphia and the moment a little richer. >>> thanks to president obama, bin laden is dead and motors alive. you have to ask yourself, had governor romney been president, could he have used the same slogan in reverse? >> as we approach the one-year anniversary of president obama's decision to get osama bin laden, vice presi
. >>> and today john mccain said there is no political war on women. i'll ask pulitzer prize winner and author anna quinlan what she thinks. ♪ [ male announcer ] want your weeds to hit the road? hit 'em, with roundup extended control. one application kills weeds, and stops new ones for up to four months. roundup extended control. hey, dad, you think i could drive? i'll tell you what -- when we stop to fill it up. ♪ ♪ [ son ] you realize, it's gotta run out sometime. [ male...
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. >> john mccain saying romney could be doing better. i want to remind what he had to say. >> issues of character are important in this election and we need to make a determination whether that's the kind of person who wanted to be president of the united states. >> oops. wrong bite. this is the story that has grown legs and just won't go away. basically john mccain was on "meet the press" to talk about the fact that mitt romney could be doing better, one of the ugliest primary seasons he's ever seen. as he reflects about this primary season while game change is out, what do you think it says when john mccain says this is one of the ugliest battles i've ever seen? >> i haven't seen a pretty primary yet. they're all rough and tumble and especially when you have one that lasts longer than most people think it is. i was involved in 2008. not a pretty primary season then. the democrats didn't have one either and it worked out for them. look, this is in the trenches, inside the dugout type stuff. most people aren't paying attention and the bo
. >> john mccain saying romney could be doing better. i want to remind what he had to say. >> issues of character are important in this election and we need to make a determination whether that's the kind of person who wanted to be president of the united states. >> oops. wrong bite. this is the story that has grown legs and just won't go away. basically john mccain was on "meet the press" to talk about the fact that mitt romney could be doing better, one of the...
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and what i would say, as you look at president bush, you look at john mccain, i really think that they were victims in the sense that the hispanic voter in the country was so turned off by what was coming out of the congressional wing of the republican party, that it really fell hard on both president bush ultimately and senator mccain in 2008. so republican party has a lot of work to do. and if you look at the state of california where the republican party has effectively collapsed, one of the chief contributors to its collapse is its collapse and its ability to compete at any level with hispanic voters in the state. >> and president obama is trying to keep it that way. let's listen to what he said on univision. >> i can promise that i will try to do it in the first year of my second term. i want to try this year. the challenge we've got on immigration reform is very simple. i've got a majority of democrats who are prepared to vote for it. and i've got no republicans who are prepared to vote for it. it's worse than that. we now have a republican nominee who said that the arizona laws
and what i would say, as you look at president bush, you look at john mccain, i really think that they were victims in the sense that the hispanic voter in the country was so turned off by what was coming out of the congressional wing of the republican party, that it really fell hard on both president bush ultimately and senator mccain in 2008. so republican party has a lot of work to do. and if you look at the state of california where the republican party has effectively collapsed, one of the...
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john mccain won the republican nomination fight against mr. romney. thereby winning the right to lose in the general election to barack obama. but earlier this year when mitt romney was running for the republican nomination for the second time, so he could earn the right to run against barack obama, earlier this year the mccain campaign opposition research against mitt romney from the last election found its way on to the interview. andrew kosinski found the research that the mccain put together and published it from beginning to end. it was essentially a how-to guide for running against mitt romney. all of his observed weaknesses, inconsistencies, political statements on the record. for people interested in politics and the political prospects of mitt romney. there were huge sections on mitt romney at bain capital buying up companies and then gutting them for their own personal profit. ten pages documenting his many stances on abortion rights. and there was this bit. gun control. gun control in the top hits section. remember this is relativity straig
john mccain won the republican nomination fight against mr. romney. thereby winning the right to lose in the general election to barack obama. but earlier this year when mitt romney was running for the republican nomination for the second time, so he could earn the right to run against barack obama, earlier this year the mccain campaign opposition research against mitt romney from the last election found its way on to the interview. andrew kosinski found the research that the mccain put...
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john mccain when he said he would electrify the fence. when you're a leader and you hear someone say something like that, you say no, not on my watch. i want to be a uniter. you solve the problems in a more humane way. they will make that effort. i don't think who you pick for vice president is really made a difference for the most part. they may try to do something like that. there's no question that they are going to try to move away from where they have been with respect to this primary. i think it's important for the media to make sure they are honest about who they are and what they have done. >> i have to ask you one last issue about the jails. the system is so big it makes national news. i know we have worked on issues in previous jobs. do you have an issue on what will happen with this huge old jail in los angeles the the sheriff talked about closings down? >> i think he's closing down the old part of the jail. that will be -- the devil will be in the details. i want to make sure whatever we do, we're not just letting people out.
john mccain when he said he would electrify the fence. when you're a leader and you hear someone say something like that, you say no, not on my watch. i want to be a uniter. you solve the problems in a more humane way. they will make that effort. i don't think who you pick for vice president is really made a difference for the most part. they may try to do something like that. there's no question that they are going to try to move away from where they have been with respect to this primary. i...
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president obama lost veterans to john mccain back in 2008. the latest gallop poll shows he is trailing mitt romney in that group, so in the coming days and months, both candidates will be trying to appeal to veterans. >> thank you. kristen welker at the white house for us this morning and we will have live coverage of the president here on msnbc at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. eastern time. >>> this week, congress will debate the defense budget. how hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars should be spent. not to mention gay marriage and missile defense, but when lawmakers take to the floor, they're speaking like high school sophomores. a new study fipds discourse in the house and senate has dropped a full grade level to an all time low. let me bring in democratic strategist crystal ball and republican strategist david winston. happy memorial day to you. this study looked at floor speeches, specifically the number of speeches and words used on the floor. so, here's the debate in congress, question. is it, crystal, getting dumber or just more, i d
president obama lost veterans to john mccain back in 2008. the latest gallop poll shows he is trailing mitt romney in that group, so in the coming days and months, both candidates will be trying to appeal to veterans. >> thank you. kristen welker at the white house for us this morning and we will have live coverage of the president here on msnbc at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. eastern time. >>> this week, congress will debate the defense budget. how hundreds of millions in taxpayer...
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then there was john mccain on the "today" show and john mccain again on msnbc this morning and republican congressman pete hoekstra and jon kyl with an amazingly off color analogy and george w. bush u.n. ambassador in the "washington post" and rumsfeld on twitter saying we're onboard with the way mitt romney is handling this which might make sense in terms of short-term strategy, in terms of trying to get their guy elected, right? but whether or not their guy is elected, all of these folks have now committed themselves and their reputations forever to siding with the guy whose campaign previewed a mitt romney presidency in which an american ambassador is murdered and an american embassy is attacked and the role of the u.s. president in that circumstance would be to rush to the microphones before the attack was even over and launch his same attack on that same u.s. embassy. you're on his side now. former "new york times" columnist bob herbert joins us next. xó [ male announcer ] if you stash tissues like a squirrel stashes nuts, you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® liquid
then there was john mccain on the "today" show and john mccain again on msnbc this morning and republican congressman pete hoekstra and jon kyl with an amazingly off color analogy and george w. bush u.n. ambassador in the "washington post" and rumsfeld on twitter saying we're onboard with the way mitt romney is handling this which might make sense in terms of short-term strategy, in terms of trying to get their guy elected, right? but whether or not their guy is elected, all...